Special Exhibitions
An Art History of British Surfing (ends 19/09/2010)
Art and surfing have been inextricably linked for hundreds of years, and this latest exhibition looks at how these elements combined to glide into British consciousness over the past few centuries. Fr...
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A Shot Against Time: Highlights of Norman Cornish at 90 (ends 05/09/2010)
Norman Cornish has been capturing the world around his native Spennymoor for almost 80 years. Acknowledged as one of the most important artists to emerge from the North East since WWII, he began his w...
Coming Soon: Shafts of Light (opens 11th September)
11th Sep, 2010
The Great Northern Coalfield was the powerhouse of the Industrial Revolution, with this ready source of fuel spawning many other heavy industries. No other industry, however, inspired such a great cor...
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Coming Soon: Ad Gefrin (opens 25th September)
25th Sep, 2010
For over 5000 years people have been drawn to the prominent plateau of sand and gravel lying between the foot of the largest hill fort in Northumberland, Yeavering Bell, and the River Glen. This exhib...
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